tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54290890296066205862017-04-02T04:51:08.634-07:00Erie Beach BookA look at the Erie Beach Amusement Park (1885-1930)Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-34254733500116245832015-10-25T05:22:00.001-07:002015-10-25T05:23:05.713-07:00Where's the plan for Erie Beach amusement park preservation?"g" left this valid question in the comments section.
"Why isn't there a plan to save this as part of the now-official park? Our modern ruins should be considered valuable... Buffalo has finally realized the value of their grain silos and look at how successful that has been. What a shame to let more of the remnants go under if they don't have to."Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-61001201806289032722011-06-25T09:59:00.000-07:002011-06-25T10:02:37.143-07:00Signs of the timesPlaques have been installed along the old promenade at Erie Beach.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-77780120715550136972010-10-24T16:59:00.000-07:002010-10-24T17:09:35.100-07:00Heritage Arts Legacy of Fort Erie Symposium 2010 will focus on the architecture and history of Erie Beach and the Ferry Landings. It's being held Nov. 6 from 6-10 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71 on Garrison Road at Central Ave. It will include a multimedia presentation by Paul Kassay.For more information, contact H. Barnhart at 905-871-8506 or email hbarnhart1@cogeco.caErie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-90030668947757870312010-01-22T13:50:00.000-08:002010-01-22T13:53:47.381-08:00'I'll never forget that place'Tony, now residing in Texas, shared his thoughts in the comments section:When my 2 cuz's and I were growing up in the 60's we spent alot of time at what we called the old dance hall. They lived in Ridgeway so we took that long bike ride to the dance hall down Garret rd. Evertime we went there was like our first time. I thought and still do think that it was so awsome how they painted the pic's onErie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-26404352787019581822009-02-26T04:43:00.000-08:002009-02-26T04:46:50.783-08:00UPDATE: Who was Shane?A while back I posted a photo and asked a question about the memorial to Shane. His sister emailed recently:my name is shannon hookey, i stumbled upon your page late last nite while i was up killing time. i was typing in my brothers name to see if the facebook group i put up called shane hookey drew on me came up on google. i stopped when i seen who is shane, and thought who better to tell you Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-8393155904828995852009-02-14T15:11:00.000-08:002009-02-14T17:50:33.695-08:00Dance the years awayShirley emailed me to ask for more information on the giant outdoor dance floor that once attracted thousands to dance under the stars.Above is looking east, probably taken from the second floor of the dance hall. The promenade can be seen to the left, at the front are children heading to the wading pool which was located between the dance hall (also called the casino) and large concrete dance Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-34680335602420662252009-02-06T19:52:00.000-08:002009-02-06T20:14:30.804-08:00Trail work wins awardThe Erie Beach section of the Friendship Trail has been honoured. The section of the trail -- a recreation of the original promenade from the amusement park days -- earned a Niagara Community Design Award for urban design. Full credit for the work, which was carried out with great care by Stevensville Lawn Service, can be found on the Niagara Region website. The awards were created to "recognize Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-4874240100548720752008-12-14T18:45:00.000-08:002008-12-14T18:50:39.332-08:00Save the English languageStarted up a blog today about the slaughter of the English language. Well, slaughter might be a little extreme, but if you are tired of people butchering words ("looser," anyone?), phrases or any other aspect of English, you might want to check out The English Monitor.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-23850731542341060282008-11-23T11:51:00.000-08:002008-11-23T11:57:23.686-08:00Ghosts of Erie BeachYes, Halloween has passed. But ghosts, if one believes in them, should be present all year long.So the question today is, who has seen any ghostly activity in Erie Beach?While the area certainly lends itself to a great setting for a horror movie, from decaying concrete structures to the dark forest where one might fear to venture off the beaten path, I've never heard anyone speak of seeing ghostsErie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-39017213871304934642008-11-09T18:41:00.000-08:002008-11-09T18:54:17.853-08:00Wreck on the beachBeen a long time since I've been out to the very end of the pier, let alone swimming in the area, but I don't recall any shipwrecks within spitting distance of the dock. However, an email this morning has me thinking.Thomas wrote: "Years ago whilst fishing with my son just off the pier at Erie Beach, we drifted across what looked like the ribs from a ship. The water had just begun to clear with Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-51954690782763833062008-09-21T18:55:00.001-07:002008-09-21T19:34:40.993-07:00Four more years?It may be an election year, north and south of the border, but after looking at the foundation of the swing ride this weekend, I'm betting the Erie Beach relic won't be standing four years from now.Mother Nature (more so than kids who for decades have tried to knock the centre post) has taken a toll on the structure over the years. Have to dig up photos from last summer, but the ice surge during Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-52093300661581902342008-09-12T08:13:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:01:45.597-07:00Bull on the beachAfter reading about a unique strength testing machine that once graced the midway at Erie Beach Amusement Park, took a trip yesterday to the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum.There it was, standing out amid the fanciful, colorful horses, ostriches and frogs that bounced along merry-go-rounds at one point in their lives. A wooden bull. With a plug in its forehead.This peculiar beast was designedErie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-88783203227124802552008-06-08T14:10:00.000-07:002008-06-08T14:21:15.421-07:00A grand reopeningThe grand opening of the Erie Beach section of the Friendship Trail on May 31 was a grand event. Dubbed Picnic in the Park, more than 100 people came out to check out the festivities, which featured a carousel, several displays and a barbecue, along with the usual parade of dignitaries. Jane Davies of the Fort Erie Historical Museum recounted the history of Fort Erie Grove and the old amusement Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-90078077259312715572008-05-24T17:19:00.000-07:002008-05-24T17:21:05.931-07:00PICNIC IN THE PARK CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF THE ERIE BEACH SECTION OF FORT ERIE’S FRIENDSHIP TRAIL(Town of Fort Erie press release)May 26, 2008 - Run, bike or walk to Waverly Beach Park on Saturday, May 31 to celebrate the grand opening of the Erie Beach section of the Friendship Trail, and the completion of the Friendship Trail through Fort Erie. As a reminder of the glory days of the Erie Beach Amusement Park in the 1920s, the theme of the celebration will be Picnic in the Park, featuring Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-39020016318304971572008-04-18T03:46:00.000-07:002008-04-18T03:49:45.779-07:00New site devoted to old parks in NiagaraKen Jones and the Amusement Park Historical Association of Niagara have launched a new website, Niagara's Lost Amusement Parks.The site will soon feature a section on Erie Beach, but for now has sections on Maple Leaf Village Park, Tower View Amusement Park, Whitewater Park and Wet And Wild/Prudhomme's Landing.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-3994778610385905812008-04-06T10:14:00.000-07:002008-04-06T10:16:49.153-07:00Cool breezes at Erie BeachDaytime temperatures may be in the double digits regularly now that April is here, but there's still no shortage of ice along the Lake Erie shoreline to help cool breezes. Photo taken from ice along west side of old pier.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-79261026076078156942008-02-18T16:34:00.000-08:002008-02-18T16:40:20.670-08:00Down by the poolMore photos of the ice forced up on the Lake Erie shore during a late January storm, this time showing the giant swimming pool (last summer above, this winter below).Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-82867276769406034392008-02-14T03:40:00.000-08:002008-02-14T04:19:03.583-08:00Don't swim in the deep endIce fills the old pool (northwest corner above can be seen in upper right of Google map) following last month's storm which drove ice right up to (and onto, as pictured in this post) the new boardwalk and promenade.The Erie Beach pool was once billed as the world's largest and constructed because of a lack of sand on the rocky Lake Erie shoreline at the mouth of the Niagara River.View Larger MapErie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-78091060333317308782008-02-13T04:20:00.000-08:002008-02-13T04:26:07.938-08:00Path of destructionLast summer (above) before the work to recreated the promenade at Erie Beach, the old concrete at the Bardol end of the walk was busted up, the accumulation of years of Old Man Winter's wrath, plus some help from man. After the late January storm which forced tons of ice up on the shore, the scene is eerily reminiscent of the old days.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-35295998757184667342008-02-10T09:26:00.000-08:002008-02-10T09:30:44.728-08:00Ice for the agesThe Jan. 30 storm which pushed up ice along Lake Erie's north shoreline remains evident today. The above photo shows what it looks like when about 7 feet of ice pushes up around the foundation of the Lindy Loop ride. Below is a photo from mid-summer from about the same angle.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-73234298409671407842008-01-13T07:16:00.000-08:002008-01-13T07:28:53.239-08:00Rival pathMore than half of this concrete sidewalk (first one north of the reconstructed promenade) has been covered over the years with sand, dirt and decaying leaves. While the south side (left) is crumbling away more and more each year, there is an equal amount of concrete under the leaves on the north (right) side of the path. And of course, trees have grown through cracks over the past 77 years and Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-14550802867553002022007-12-30T16:49:00.000-08:002007-12-30T16:54:51.786-08:00Off the beaten pathDeep in the woods, after the leaves have fallen, some ruins which usually hide in the shadows can be seen clearly. Footings from the Tumble Bug or something else? If you know for sure, please email me.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-20354049810439380192007-10-28T11:04:00.000-07:002007-10-28T11:13:28.730-07:00Video update A quick look at the nearly finished Erie Beach section of the Friendship Trail in Fort Erie. On a windy fall day.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-77195030089621405672007-10-28T06:15:00.000-07:002007-10-28T06:32:35.815-07:00Three cheersWork is nearly done on the three-metre wide recreation of the concrete promenade through Erie Beach. Railings are up, greenery has been planted in strategic sites and there is a section (below) which includes modern versions of the concrete columns which supported decorative light posts along the full length of the walkway.Stevensville Lawn Service, the company which won the contract to do the Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429089029606620586.post-53518687528200744252007-10-08T12:25:00.000-07:002007-10-08T12:36:49.008-07:00Just about doneConcrete was poured this week on the east end of the Erie Beach section of the Friendship Trail. It's looking good; just a little landscaping and some final touches (such as the lookout point in the bottom photo) to go and the workers will be out of the area.Erie Beach Gordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384834830656589864noreply@blogger.com0